Posts by THE GLADIATOR

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What argument is there for a single God?

by Qcmbr in

mormon culture is replete with the concept of multiple gods and requires it to work.

other than a few biblical references does anyone have any compelling arguments for why any god, deist , creationist or full on personal god would - of necessity- be alone.

the argument seems somewhat weaker if the gender is applied as well.

THE GLADIATOR

If god is made in man’s image then he would want to have a partner and children. As sons and daughters of god they to would be gods. If we are going to believe in the concept of god, then it makes sense to have numerous gods.

The Greeks and Romans had it right; hundreds of gods and goddesses each with its own characteristics. Nice gods, bad gods, amorous gods fond of ambrosia, and destructive gods. This way one god does not have to take the blame for bad things while claming to be good. The gods can pass the buck between themselves.

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Anyone Else See Les Miserables?

by BizzyBee in

jw
friends

i went to see it today - by myself (mr bee is on a golf junket).

i was glad that that i was by myself because i cried so much at the end, i wouldn't have wanted to be with anyone who wasn't crying - and that would not have been mr bee!.

les miserables the current film is adapted from what is considered one of the half-dozen greatest novels of the past 150 years and one of the longest novels ever written.

THE GLADIATOR

"Russell Crowe was Gladiator. Anne Hathaway was Catwoman. Hugh Jackman was Wolverine. The fans of those characters probably would not be caught dead sitting in a movie crying over a prostitute who is dying."

Well you proved me wrong Terry, You are from Texas and are obviously cultured. By the way, unsurprisingly I am a fan of Russell Crowe in Gladiator yet I enjoyed Les Miserables.

I must confess, a tear or two escaped from one eye d uring the performance, but I managed to conceal the mishap.

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Anyone Else See Les Miserables?

by BizzyBee in

jw
friends

i went to see it today - by myself (mr bee is on a golf junket).

i was glad that that i was by myself because i cried so much at the end, i wouldn't have wanted to be with anyone who wasn't crying - and that would not have been mr bee!.

les miserables the current film is adapted from what is considered one of the half-dozen greatest novels of the past 150 years and one of the longest novels ever written.

THE GLADIATOR

Six days ago, a few post above, I said that w e have booked to see the film - Les Miserables at a local cinema at 1pm on 13th. We had seen it on stage in London already, so knew what we were in for. Well we just got back from seeing it. Now you either like this sort of thing or you don't. We have friends that can't stand this type of entertainment. As it happens we do like it.

It was fantastic, and even Russell Crowe impressed me, his singing was better than I had been led to believe, but he needs to lose a few pounds. He has been too well fed since he retired from being a gladiator. Unlike a musical, where people talk a lot and occasionally burst onto song, this is an opera, which means every word is sung. At least that is what they attempted to do, though it sometimes becomes talking to music.

Chariklo, above this post summed it up very well. At the end of the day I guess the British are just more cultured than our cousins who live over the pond.

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Talesin - R U Still Here?

by truthlover in

havent seen you post recently - enjoy them are you not well?.

anybody know.

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THE GLADIATOR

Glad to hear that you are on the mend talesin and getting about again. Life has its ups and downs.

Perhaps experiencing difficult times helps us to appreciate the good times more and not take our health for granted.

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Talesin - R U Still Here?

by truthlover in

havent seen you post recently - enjoy them are you not well?.

anybody know.

.

THE GLADIATOR

talesin Yes I too had missed you. Hope you are not in so much pain now. Onwards and upwards in the battle of life.

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There are witnesses knocking my door right now

by not bitter in

they know i'm here and have just knocked a 2nd time but i'm in my pyjamas and its saturday morning so i'm not answering.

THE GLADIATOR

Go on you could pop out for a moment and scare them away.

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The Oh-my-God Particle

by EntirelyPossible in

i thought this was really interesting and wanted to share.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/oh-my-god_particle.

the oh-my-god particle was an ultra-high-energy cosmic ray (most likely a proton) detected on the evening of 15 october 1991 over dugway proving ground, utah.

its observation was a shock to astrophysicists, who estimated its energy to be approximately 31020 ev (50 j)[1]in other words, a subatomic particle with kinetic energy equal to that of a 5-ounce (142 g) baseball traveling at about 100 kilometers per hour (60 mph).. the particle was traveling very close to the speed of light - assuming the particle was a proton, its speed was only about 1.5 femtometers (quadrillionths of a meter) per second less than the speed of light, translating to a speed of approximately 0.9999999999999999999999951c.

THE GLADIATOR

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The hunt for the Higgs boson witnessed what you would call an arms race between Chicago (Fermilab) and Geneva (CERN), that lasted for generations. Larger, bigger, crazier machines were built, reaching energies that were seen only once before in the whole history of the Universe: at the very moment of the Big Bang, and never again.

But the Higgs boson was nowhere to be found. This particle was so elusive that the Nobel Laureate and Higgs hunter Leon Lederman wrote a book to tell the story of this continuing failure. The original title for the book was That goddamn particle since there was no way to get your hand on it… But the editor decided to change it at the last moment into The God particle, without consulting with the author. Still, not even the Pope could figure this out.

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GENESIS- Adam, Eve, Noah, etc. and Original Sin

by Band on the Run in

there was a distressing thread concerning this topic recently.

there is no way i can believe these stories as literal truth or even use them as any signpost to the nt jesus/god.

these scriptures make judaism and christianity look silly.

THE GLADIATOR

Yes tec - metaphor is another word that is used in regard to the Bible. As a Jehovah's Witness I was reared to view the Bible as literal and inerrant, which led to me becoming increasingly cynical about its value. Now I take a more poetical approach to holy books.

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GENESIS- Adam, Eve, Noah, etc. and Original Sin

by Band on the Run in

there was a distressing thread concerning this topic recently.

there is no way i can believe these stories as literal truth or even use them as any signpost to the nt jesus/god.

these scriptures make judaism and christianity look silly.

THE GLADIATOR

jgnat "...regardless of the glittering exceptions, women were not equal under the law."

You should try living in the UK. Women have taken over and rule this island. We even have a queen - and I don't mean Elton John.

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Re: the topic of this thread. Most people now view these stories as analogical.

Just to make sure I knew what that means I looked it up, so all the hard work has been done for you.

Analogical - expressing, composed of, or based on an analogy; "the use of a metaphor" figurative, non-literal (used of the meanings of words or text)

not literal; using figures of speech; "figurative language."

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If Jehovah Can Read Hearts Then WHY

by BlindersOff1 in

if jehovah can read hearts then why did he test abraham by ordering him to kill his son ?.

THE GLADIATOR

No - metal as in sword steel.